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2) The danger
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When a string of kidnappings rocks the horse racing world, Andrew Douglas is brought in to recover the missing-without becoming the next victim.
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"Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare---the violent death of his much-loved wife. But, the aftermath proves much worse when he is accused of killing her and then hounded mercilessly by the media. Losing his job and in danger of losing his home too, Bill's life begins to unravel completely. Even his best friends turn against him, thinking him guilty of the heinous crime, despite the lack...
8) Comeback
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A young British diplomat's return to England revives long-buried childhood memories that could be the key to saving innocent people from destruction.
10) Crisis
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When a mysterious fire at a stable kills six thoroughbred horses as well as a human being that no one can account for, Harrison Foster investigates the Chadwick Family, a dysfunctional horse racing dynasty.
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"When race caller and television presenter Mark Shillingford calls a race in which his twin sister, Clare, an accomplished and successful jockey, comes in second when she could have won, he believes the worst: that she lost on purpose, and the race was fixed. That night, Mark confronts Clare with his suspicions, she storms off after an argument--and it's the last time Mark sees her alive. Hours later, Clare jumps to her death from the balcony of a...
14) Silks
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Geoffrey Mason is well known (as "Perry" Mason) among the pro riders, including Steve Mitchell and Scot Barlow--arguably the two top pros. So when Scot Barlow is murdered--with Mitchell's pitchfork nonetheless--Geoff finds himself pulled into the case as a junior barrister.
15) Pulse
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"New York Times-bestselling author Felix Francis is back in the newest thrilling adventure in the Dick Francis tradition. A smartly dressed man has been found unconscious at the local racecourse and is rushed to the hospital, where he subsequently dies.But who is he? Where does he come from? He had no form of identification on him, and no one claims the body. Doctor Chris Rankin, a specialist who treated the deceased--and who struggles with mental...
16) Seabiscuit
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Follows the story of the champion racehorse and the three men who discovered him, chronicling how a former bicycle repairman purchased the horse despite its lack of promise, and how the horse rose to become one of the sport's top performers.
17) Odds against
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Sid Halley, depressed after a fall from a racehorse forces him to give up his brilliant career as a jockey, accepts what he views as a do-nothing job at a detective agency, but he gains new respect after taking a bullet in the line of duty, and he soon finds life worth living again.
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The man and his love for racing -- Doncaster Farms -- To the death -- Prairie dog silver -- The dream barn -- Interpose, the three in one package -- The one of a kind barn -- The name "Spokane" -- Ali and the fixed race -- The lady at his door -- Shawn and Spokane go east -- The spiked water bucket -- Spokane's first race -- Jake is caught, but Ali is gone -- Noah takes a vacation -- Spokane's first win -- Bad blood for Shawn -- 10 to 1 odds at the...
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